The forces of change are converging on the Niaruna Indians, who live deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. From one direction, a group of evangelical missionaries establishes a camp on the outskirts of the Niaruna settlement. At the same time, civil authorities move in to sweep the Indians away--by whatever means necessary--so the tribal land can be sold off for profit. Into this violatile mix comes the half Cheyenne Lewis Moon, a self-proclaimed...

Lonely Planet South America on a shoestring is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, what hidden discoveries await you, and how to optimize your budget for an extended continental trip. Trek the Inca Trail to mysterious Machu Picchu, float down the mighty Amazon on a riverboat, or learn to tango in Buenos Aires, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of South America and begin...

Chronicles pre-Columbian America weaving together history and mythology, archaeology and ethnography, to create a narrative of the rise and fall of America's ancient civilizations.

For ten years, Norma has been the voice of consolation for a people broken by violence. She hosts Lost City Radio, the most popular program in their nameless South American country, gripped in the aftermath of war. Every week, the Indians in the mountains and the poor from the barrios listen as she reads the names of those who have gone missing, those whom the furiously expanding city has swallowed. Loved ones are reunited and the lost are found....

Most families do not even consider adding it to their travel itineraries. But Robin and her family did! Follow them and learn how you, too, can travel around this fascinating continent from the heart of the Amazon rainforest through ancient Incan civilizations and modern luxurious high rises to the thundering glaciers at the southern tip. South America can be an exciting, family-friendly vacation destination and an increasingly attractive, affordable...

Marine biologist Doc Ford craves the quiet life on Sanibel Island, collecting specimens and waxing philosophical with aging hippie pal Tomlinson, but his past connections with the CIA keep complicating matters. This time, it's the daughter of a dead war buddy who enlists Doc's help. Her mother, who has taken up with a con man, has disappeared, perhaps unwillingly. Doc follows the trail from Mexico to Panama, where the con man, a monument to evil,...

Modern physics tells us that we’re dreaming the world into being with every thought. The Courage to Dream Your Life tells us how to dream our world with power and grace. The ancient shamans of the Americas understood that we’re not only creating our experience of the world, but are dreaming up the very nature of reality itself—that is, “life is but a dream.” When you don’t dream your life, you have to settle for the nightmare being dreamed...

In a prison cell somewhere in Latin America, Molina and Valentin have only one thing in common--they are both victims of society. This is the complex story of the relationship that develops between two men with radically different perspectives on life.

The Chronicles of America Series is dedicated to presenting the main facts surrounding American history and the interesting historical stories behind civilization in America. In the present work, Hispanic Nations of the New World, the reader will find a chronicle of our southern neighbors, including Mexico and South American Republics.